3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 21cm
Description
Standing half length portrait of Salim bin Ham, one of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Bedouin retainers, in the sands surrounding Al Ain. Salim bin Ham stands facing forward, holding a rifle against his side. He wears a khanjar (dagger) on a cartridge belt over his thobe (shirt) and a large headscarf. Behind him, on the left, a desiccated tree grows in the sand.
Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Due to the nature of these images, prints will reproduce any signs of age, wear or damage that occurred before they were archived by the Pitt Rivers Museum.
Image Details
Accession Number
2004.130.25439.1
Format
Film Negative 35mm
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Abu Dhabi Emirate; Al Ain Region; Al Ain City
Cultural Group
Bedouin
Photographer
Wilfred Patrick Thesiger
Date
December 1, 1949 - January 12, 1950
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